Our Services
L'Auberge Madeleine welcomes ALL women, cis and trans,
who do not have a safe place where to spend the night.
L'Auberge is:
- Open 24h/24
- Confidential address and attendance
- Free housing and meals
- Personalized support and guidance
- 6-Week stays
- Three stays per year are possible
- 26 private rooms with a sink
- Shower for women with reduced mobility
- Computers, telephone room, and Wi-Fi
- Smoking area and living rooms
- Group activities and art workshops
- Support in finding housing
- Post-housing support
- External services for former residents
Housing
L’Auberge Madeleine welcomes ALL women, cis and trans, who do not have a safe place where to spend the night.
We offer free housing 24h/24.
L'Auberge Madeleine is comprised of private rooms and can welcome 27 places.
Women in difficulty can find safe haven at the Auberge three times within a year; each stay can last up to six weeks.
Our cooks will prepare delicious diversified, well-balanced meals three times a day. Evening snacks are also offered.
Our home also includes a dining room, two living rooms, a smoking area, a computer room, and a room where our residents can make calls.
A shower has been adapted for women with reduced mobility.
Services & Activities
L'Auberge Madeleine advocates a feminist approach to intervention that values women’s empowerment while respecting their individual pace. Various services and activities are offered during and after the stay to help women regain power and improve their living conditions.
Each resident is assigned a counsellor who accompanies her during her stay, answering questions, reassuring her, and helping her achieve her goals.
A guidance counsellor supports women in the various endeavours they wish to undertake. This can include getting or maintaining a source of income, finding housing, taking steps to improve their health condition, and much more!
L'Auberge Madeleine offers the services of an income tax clinic that will make it possible for women to file their income tax reports free of charge, thanks to a volunteer who contributes through her knowledge and expertise.
An ongoing partnership with the CLSC des Faubourgs enables a nurse to offer consultations at the Auberge.
A collaboration with the University of Montreal School of Optometry translates into the possibility of referring women to a free mobile optometry clinic throughout the year.
Several times a week, thematic, ludic, and art workshops are offered. Activities and workshops provide a space to learn, share, and create. Whether to take their minds off things, entertain, take time, express themselves, or create bonds, activities and workshops are rooted in the day to day life at L'Auberge Madeleine, and they foster a sense of belonging to this ephemeral home. They enable interactions between women and provide a space for solidarity and the development of ties despite their difficulties.
External
Services
L’Auberge Madeleine offre du soutien aux ex-résidantes. Le soutien post-hébergement permet aux femmes de préserver les acquis et évite qu’elles se retrouvent dans des situations critiques. Les ex-résidantes nous téléphonent ou nous rendent visite pour obtenir de l’écoute, de l’information, des références, pour prendre un repas ou pour recevoir un don de nourriture et être accompagnées dans leurs démarches.
Saviez-vous que l’Auberge Madeleine agit également à l’extérieur de ses quatre murs? En effet, notre équipe soutient une cinquantaine de femmes qui ont un logement, mais dont la situation est précaire. Les aider à persévérer et à préserver leur stabilité résidentielle, c’est aussi ça lutter contre l’itinérance.
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